-----Original Message----- From: Dlkgen@aol.com <Dlkgen@aol.com> To: OHVANWER-L@rootsweb.com <OHVANWER-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Wednesday, December 30, 1998 9:17 AM Subject: [OHVANWER-L] [OHGEN-L] Y2K for your PC >Hi All, > This came through another list, and I thought it might add to your Happy >New Year. > >> List, this simple, easy correction to your PC regional settings is >> probably worth making -- [stolen from the Arkansas GS list]. You lucky >> Mac users are already safe, I understand. >> >> >> Have you done this simple correction on your PC to be ready for Year >> 2000? >> >> >> >> You must change the "short date style" >> >> >> >> A setting located in Windows' Control Panel allows the system to use >> a >> >> two-digit or four-digit year as the Windows default for "short date >> >> style." This is the format that many software applications use as >> their >> >> default date format. >> >> >> >> To avoid problems that may result with a two-digit year upon the >> change >> >> from 1999 to 2000, each user needs to change the short date style to >> >> indicate a four-digit year. >> >> >> >> Windows `95 >> >> 1) Click the Start button once. >> >> 2) Go to Settings, then click Control Panel once. >> >> 3) Double click the Regional Settings icon. >> >> 4) Click the Date tab at the top once. >> >> 5) For the short date style make sure that MM/dd/yyyy is >> selected. >> >> 6) Make sure that the long date style also has a yyyy format. >> >> 7) Click the Apply button, then the OK button. >> >> >> >> Windows for Workgroups 3.11 or Windows 3.1 >> >> 1) Double click the Main group icon. >> >> 2) Double click the Control Panel icon. >> >> 3) Double click the International icon. >> >> 4) In the Date Format box click the Change button. >> >> 5) Put an X in the century box. >> >> 6) In the current window, click the OK button. >> >> 7) Click the OK button in the International Settings window. >> > > >Don Kear >Van Wert Ohio County Coordinator, www.rootsweb.com/~ohvanwer/ >--------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- >--- >Clinton Ohio County Coordinator, www.rootsweb.com/~ohclinto/ >--------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- >--- >Kear/Tope Family, members.aol.com/dlkgen/tope/ >--------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- >--- >Community United Methodist, www.gbgm-umc.org/commday/ >--------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- >Rootsweb Sponsor > >